There's trouble in Paradise.  Mauna Loa is days away from what could be its most violent eruption ever.  John MacGregor and the other scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory are scrambling to come up with a plan to keep the lava flow from destroying the city of Hilo.  As if that isn't bad enough, the United States Army has sought out MacGregor to make him aware of a military secret harbored in one of the caves surrounding Mauna Loa.  There's deadly hazardous waste in degrading containers in the path of the lava that could destroy all life on earth if released.&nbs

Becoming the most revered hitman in the world wasn't an easy task.  What's even more difficult?  Quitting.  When Mark, aka the Pale Horse, decides it's time to get out of the business, he joins an Alcoholics Anonymous type 12-step program for killers.  As he's cleaning up after a meeting, he is attacked by a Russian with an agenda.  Mark manages to get out of the church basement without killing the Russian or being killed, but he's so badly injured he has to seek out covert medical attention from Astrid, who provides emergency room type treatment in her apartment wi

In late 60's Virginia, a Black man is charged with the murder of his employers, a prominent White couple.  There's virtually no evidence against him except for being found with the dead couple when the police arrived.  His family enlists Jack Lee, a local (White) lawyer with no murder trial experience, to mount a defense.  Jack is feeling a little out of his league when some unexpected help shows up - Desiree Dubose, an NAACP lawyer from Chicago.  As the trial date draws near, some of the locals are unhappy about Jack defending a Black man and about him working with a Bl

Lana Rubicon, a ruthless real estate developer from L.A., is suffering from health issues that have forced her to temporarily move in with her daughter and granddaughter, Beth and Jack, while she recovers.  Teenaged Jack works as a kayak tour guide within biking distance of their bungalow.  What should have been a quiet Sunday morning trip is ruined when Jack finds a dead body in the slough.  When the police seem to be looking a little too hard at Jack, Lana decides it's time to do some investigating of her own.  Simon did a great job with the characterization of the thr

Eve Bennett and her husband, Nate, both teach at Caseham High School.  Eve is the stern, frumpy math teacher and Nate is the hot, fun English teacher.  By all appearances, an odd couple.  Addie Severson is this year's persona not grata at Caseham, following a scandal that brought about the resignation of a popular teacher.  Addie is in both of the Bennetts' classes this year, but they have very different reactions to dealing with the troubled girl.  Freida McFadden is THE hot author right how and it's easy to see why.  This is the second book of hers that I've

Probably every woman has thought the world would be a better place if women ran things.  In a not-too-distant future Great Britain, they do.  To reduce crimes against women, men over the age of 10 must wear an electronic tag and they have a Curfew, from 7:00 p.m.

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A winter storm rages outside an old house somewhere in New England.  Inside, a mother is checking on her two young children when she hears a noise that shouldn't be there - the sound of a footstep on a creaky stair.  There's an intruder in the house.  He's between her and any means of escape and how would she get away with two children in tow?  They have to hide.  She has to get them into the tiny, secret room hidden behind a wall.  And then what?  Good, good book!  Beautifully written, chilling and breathtakingly eerie.  The characters don't eve

When Detroit cop, Kurt Argento, loses his wife and his job, he decides it's time for a change of scenery, so he heads west across the country.  While in a small Missouri town, he interrupts the attempted assault of a young girl.  The would-be assailant is injured pretty badly.  He also turns out to be the sheriff's brother.  When Argento is picked up, he's badly beaten and railroaded onto the next bus heading to the local maximum-security prison.  Once there he encounters a malfunctioning security system and a small tour group that includes the governor's daughter.&